Kite



Feb. 15, 1927;

R. D.-WICKERSHAM KITE Filed July 2,` 192s Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

novA n.Y WIGKERSHAM, on Innanarcnrs, INDIANA, .as-:satanoaA on'onE-HLF'f'ro Y THADDEU'SR. BAKER, or

ArNDrAiv'Aronrs, 'rn-DIANA;-

KITE,

Application led Jruly 2,

which will have sutlicient lifting capacityy for practical use insustaining banners 1n the air having thereon advertisements and a v 1nshape, as shown 1n Fig. A1. v`Th1s`corfncther announcements.

Ay further object is to provide a kite which is inexpensive tomanufacture, and which can easily be put in knockdown form for storageand shipment, and as easily re-V assembled Vfor luse by'un'skilledpersons.`

I accomplish A.the above, and other objects which will` hereafter appearby the vmeans illustrated in the. .accompanying drawing, in which- Fig.1, is aview inside elevation of the assembled kite in' flying position;

Fig. Q, is a top planview on a somewhat larger scale; 'f

Fig. 3, is a front elevation of the kite shown in ig. 2;V

Fig. 4:, is a section on the line L1---11 of Fig. 9., showing in detailthe manner of joining vertical and horizontal frame members;

Fig. 5, is a section of same on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6, isa side elevationofthe kite of Figs. 2 and 3 in knockdown form.

Like characters of reference indicate like y parts in the several viewsof the drawing.

The kite comprises two rectangular planes, 7 and 8, each formed withymarginal frames, preferably of thin, tough wood, in which 9 are theends and 10 theV sides, clincher nailed at their intersections. Theframes are filled with a paper or fabric material 11, preferably wrappedaround the frame members and secured thereto by pasting or sewing in anyusual and approved manner. f

The planes 7 and 8, are held in parallelv ism by posts 12, here shown assiX in num ber, there being a pair at or neareach end .of the planes anda pair midway of theend pairs. r where they contact with the respectiveplanes, in a secure but detachable manner, here shown as by wire staples13. These are formed by passing a wire of suitable length through a holenear the end' of post 12 then bending the projecting` ends toward i eachother into contact with the post, then passing the two legs of thestaple thus The ends of the posts are fastenedV 1926. serial N10.119,996.

formed, through afhole inthe frame ofthe` plane to which the postend isto be joined,

and, finally,bendingfthe two'legs in"oppo.v site directions'into contactwith thefrarnev` of the'plan'e, in the manner 'shown in Figs'.

4 and 5. f

The kite-body 14C is preferably triangularAv l and manner yofapplicatiomfas described forli theplanes 7 'and'8y It is noted that themid-- dle posts 12 are made a permanent part of the body 111- and thatthe body is detachable with said posts from the planes.

A kite string 16', yheld at its lower end in the usual manner by theperson who is flying the kite, is attached to a band string 17, and theends of string 17 are fas-v tened to the front framev member. of thelower plane, at or near the attachment o the poststherewith. f

In order to keep the planes, thus held by the string, at the vrightangle to the wind to cause the kite to ascend and remain in the lair Iprovide a tail-plane 18, which com# prises a rectangular frame 19 ofthin wood covered with paper or cloth 20. This tailplane is fastened tothe lower strip 15, of the kite-body, by wire staples 13 similar inyconstruction and application to the staples 13 already described,except that the staples 13 pass through holes in the strip 15, insteadof posts, and thence through holes in the frame 19. r

The weight of the' j tail-plane and the force of the air against itdepress that end of the kite-body to which it is attached, l

thereby tilting the front planes. y the furtherrthe tail-plane is fromthe front Obviously,

planes the greater its action will beto de# press that end of the bodyvand'to secure a of the tail-plane at different Vdistances from the frontplanes.

Should the maXlmum rearward adjustment of the tail-plane still beinsuiiicient,

aV kite-tail 23, of usual construction, may` be fastened to the rear endof body 14:.

Attention is directed to the preferred arrangement of the two frontplanes, withl the body and its planes leaving them free to be stacked.

I claim:

'1. The combination, in a kite, of a pair of parallel .planes eachcomprising a mar ginal frame and a lling of paper, a plurality of -postsbetween the planes having their ends-removably secured to the mar- Yginal frames ofthe two planes, staples passed through the posts andcontacting a post between each pair of legs, said legs passing thencethrough the. frame and bent against the opposite side of the frame fromthe posts to prevent accidental removal, a

pair of said posts Vbeing midway of the lengths of the planes, a bodymember secured to the last-mentioned middle` posts andV extendingrearwardly of the pairof planes, a tail plane secured under andr to thetail plane, and a string attached to one of the front planes. Y f

2. The combination, in a kite, of a pair of parallel planes eachcomprising a marginal frame and a filling of paper, a plurality of postsbetween the `planes having their ends secured to the marginal frames ofthe two planes, fasteners at said ends comprising wire vstaples the legsof which re bendable for attachment and for separation of the posts andframes, a pair of said posts being midway of the lengths of the planes,a body member secured to the last-mentioned middle posts `and extendingrearwardly of the pair of planes said body member comprising a marginalfrainerand a filling of paper, 'a tailplane removably secured to andunder the body-memberby staples and adjustable in its' distance from thepair of planes by'changing the points of attachment of the staples tothe bodyframe and a string attached to one of the.

front planes. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BOY D. WICKERSHAM.

